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Spelunker

Developer / Publisher: MicroGraphicImage
1983
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20 Ratings / 1 Reviews
#77 for 1983
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2D platformer Puzzle platformer#291
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Spelunker
1983 • MicroGraphicImage  
Floppy 5.25"
XNA
Spelunker
1984 • MicroGraphicImage Broderbund  
Floppy 5.25"
XNA
スペランカー
1985 • Irem  
Cartridge
JP
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Spelunker
1986 • Irem  
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Spelunker
1987 • Irem Broderbund  
Cartridge
XNA 0 47956 11840 3 NES-SU-USA
スペランカー
2007 • Irem Tozai  
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Spelunker
2008 • Irem Tozai  
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スペランカー
2012 • Irem MicroGraphicImage  
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スペランカー
2013 • Irem MicroGraphicImage  
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Spelunker
2013 • Irem Tozai  
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2013 • Irem Tozai  
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Spelunker is a torture device from the old era of platforming philosophy taking straight out of games like Miner 2049er and Jumpman. You die just by taking two pixels of fall distance, and sidling on ropes and ladders left and right instantly gets you falling. Dynamite explosions don't have a telegraphed range. The base game is fine and ordinary, but the controls won't let you enjoy this, and even if they were corrected they wouldn't offer anything remarkable anyway.

For some reason the NES port of Spelunker started a craze in Japan, being the definitive kusoge in that land(comparable to say, Battletoads in the West), and also starting the speedrunning craze a good couple of months before Metroid would - in large part due to Spelunker's own nonlinear nature as a half-Metroidvania. If you want to actually beat it, do it on an emulator with rewind.
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hcgc0812 Spelunker 2024-03-29T13:52:42Z
2024-03-29T13:52:42Z
0.5
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hevykofe スペランカー 2024-01-02T09:00:15Z
NES • JP
2024-01-02T09:00:15Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Zippybing Spelunker 2023-12-20T03:21:00Z
NES • XNA
2023-12-20T03:21:00Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Everdrive_NES+FDS
oddpast Spelunker 2023-09-13T01:45:16Z
2023-09-13T01:45:16Z
0.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
omo_ree Spelunker 2023-08-21T02:48:04Z
2023-08-21T02:48:04Z
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not played only watched playthroughs
nbatman Spelunker 2023-07-05T22:19:36Z
2023-07-05T22:19:36Z
3.0
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Lil_unknown Spelunker 2023-05-17T01:31:18Z
2023-05-17T01:31:18Z
1.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
SneedDeck Spelunker 2022-08-29T13:49:17Z
NES • XNA
2022-08-29T13:49:17Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
KITOAVGAK スペランカー 2022-06-13T05:46:27Z
NES • JP
2022-06-13T05:46:27Z
2.0
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hazardintherain Spelunker 2022-04-10T20:38:21Z
NES • XNA
2022-04-10T20:38:21Z
0.5
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Coldiver123 Spelunker 2022-03-09T14:02:47Z
2022-03-09T14:02:47Z
4 /10
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vrsk Spelunker 2022-01-10T22:19:39Z
Atari 8-bit • XNA
2022-01-10T22:19:39Z
2.5
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  • Coldiver123 2022-03-09 14:04:45.407507+00
    Headache inducing
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  • hazardintherain 2022-04-10 20:38:59.278511+00
    most ridiculous fall damage
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  • omo_ree 2023-08-21 02:38:23.559606+00
    i'm sorry battletoads is western kusoge now?
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